O'Neils Mercantile & Repair

[deemery]

Looking great, Larry.

I like the variety in the roofing timber length.  The trusses wouldn't be weathered anywhere near as much as the cladding and roofing timbers, anyway.  Perhaps you could add a rolled up canvas to keep the weather from that lathe?

Cheers, Mark.

I think that's an excellent idea.  It'll be a nice detail that makes sense.

dave

[Larry C]

Mark and Dave thank you both. I agree the rolled up canvas would make sense behind the lathe so I'll see what I can come up with when I add more details.

[Rick]

Larry, roof has a nice rustic weathered look to it.

I would opt for a small overhang to keep the lathe protected.

[Larry C]

Rick thank you and thanks for the suggestion of the overhang;
I'll see what I can come up with.

[Larry C]

One of the appeals to making a diorama is the ability to tell a story and this one will have several such areas. For this one I decided to have the front side of the roof started and waiting for more work to progress. Made this side using the same materials and techniques as the back side. Then I used my trusty template from the wood cutters shack kit and built a 14 ft. ladder out of 2x4's grained, colored with chalks and clear alcohol. I hope to find a LP I can glue to the ladder.



Here's another angled view. I may remove the pallet with the barrel and place it just off the decking just so it doesn't look too cluttered which will be an easy task.



Because I wanted the belt line to extend a ways outside of the building I needed to make two belt line towers for support. The one next to the Repair Shed measures 6x3x14 feet and the 2nd 4x3x14 feet. Needed a beefy look so I used 8x8's for the framework and 4x10's for the cross braces. Everything was grained then colored with chalks, clear alcohol then given a coat of A&I to bring out the wood grain. Also added a bunch of NBW's slightly rusted from the weather. Making these was a little tricky as both had to be the exact same size width wise and height to have the belt line level after the hangers were installed which are from SW.



As you can see here the line looks perfectly level. After I get a couple of things assembled from SW then I can go ahead and glue the towers to the diorama before starting any scenery applications; which will be my next task.

Also I have a funny feeling I may have to add about 1.5 more inches to the back of the diorama to have the room to do what I have envisioned and have the scenery the way I want it to look. Thanks for stopping by and for all your great comments and/or suggestions so stay tuned.

[PRR Modeler]

Looks great Larry. I think the pallet is fine.

[Philip]

Work to be done and it's cool.

[Jerry]

Very nice Larry.

Jerry

[deemery]

I think there'd have to be bearings where the shaft enters the building.  Those don't need to be fancy, you could just cut small sleeves from tubing.  And of course, bearings probably need oil, so a chance for weathering to add some oil stains.

dave

[Mark Dalrymple]

Looking great, Larry.

You need some roofing timber stacked nearby, maybe some leaning up against the building and a box of nails.

Cheers, Mark.

[Larry C]

Curt, Philip, Jerry, Dave, and Mark thank you all for your comments and suggestions; lots of mental notes being made.